Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 PST
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
S
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
S
0.6
NW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)131313131616161616151414131513131212121412141410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69686659911341321321191741672382122182051991721391121501089696161
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.69
8:55PM
1.14
7:25AM
1.72
9:26PM
1.21
8:19AM
1.70
9:56PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
-0.30
1:22AM
0.74
2:44PM
-0.32
2:18AM
0.61
3:23PM
-0.29
3:09AM
0.48
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00-------6:00----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212325262423222118241716151414131314141413131313
Feels °C (?)182022242322202017221515151413131314121312121312
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